black plaque · Birmingham

Canals in Wartime

Canals in Wartime In commemoration of the efforts of the boating people, men, women and children, during the two world wars. 1914-18 & 1939-45 They worked with little respite carrying munitions, food and other essential materials, unflinchingly risking their lives to supply both the front line and the home front.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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